Recording-machine.



W. W. BRADLEY & A. M. CAMPBELL.

RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.26, I912.

Patented A11 17, 1915.

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W. W. BRADLEY & A. M. CAMPBELL.

RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.26, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED 0CT.26. 1912.

1,150,165. Patented Aug. 17., 1915.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. BRADLEY AND ARTHUR M. CAMPBELL, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO W. H. BUNDY RECOREING COIE'IPANY, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

RECORDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 17, 1915.

Application filed October 26, 1912. Serial No. 727,869.

T all whomt't may concern Be it known that we, VVILLIAM W. BRAD- LEY and ARTHUR l1. CAMPBELL, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usettul Recording-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to recording machines and particularly to means for shifting an auxiliary printing element into position so that the imprint of its type is recorded at certain times in connection with the imprint of the main character; and it consists in the novel combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

in describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts. in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of the recording machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, parts being omitted, the auxiliary printing character being shown as shifted by the hand operated lever to carry its type into the printing line. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, parts being removed, of parts seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 41 is a detail view of the auxiliary printing element, the lever for operating the same and a portion of the mechanism for shifting said connections. Fig. 5 is a face view of the main printing element and auxiliary printing element, the ribbon being broken away. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the cam disk. Fig. 7 is aface view of a card showing records with and without the auxiliary character.

Our invention is shown as embodied in a card time recorder and only those parts pertinent to the invention are shown. The case, time movement, means for effecting relative lateral shifting movement of the printing couple and card receiver and other mechanisms being omitted. H

1 is the main printing element of the printing couple which also'includes a platen 2, the main element 1 and the platen 2 having relative movement to effect the making of a record; and as here shown the platen 2 is a hammer movable toward and from the element 1. The element 1 is here shown as composed of a'plurality of type wheels 3, 1 and 5 as the minute, hour, and day wheels of a time recorder. The type wheels 3, i: and 5 are arranged side by side and are actuated by suitable mechanism including a train of gearing 6 which is connected by means of a shaft 7 to the time movement not shown. As the means for actuating these type wheels form no part of this invention, and as several forms of such means are well known to those skilled in the art, further description is deemed unnecessary.

The type wheels 3, 4 and 5, gearing 6 and other parts pertinent to the operation of the type wheels are supported by a carriage 8 including side plates 9 and shafts and cross rods between the side plates. This carriage 8 and other parts of the time recorder pertinent to this invention are supported by a main frame including side plates 10 and cross bars 11. The hammer 2 is here shown as mounted on a rock shaft 12 supported between the side plates 10 of the main frame.

13 is a ribbon which runs on spools 14; supported by the carriage 8, this ribbon being usually a two color or bichrome ribbon, as shown in Fig. 5, one color being in position to print from the type wheels 3, 1 and 5 and the other to receive the impression from the auxiliary type to be described.

15 is an operating member for the hammer 2, said member being here shown as in the form of a lever mounted on a rock shaft 16 and having a latch 17 pivoted at 18 thereto which engages a shoulder 19 on the rock shaft 12. Downward movement of the lever 15 is against the action of a returning spring 20 and during such downward movement, the latch 17 engages the shoulder 19 and rocks the shaft 12 carrying the hammer 2 to the right, Fig. 1, and tensioning the spring 21 acting on the shaft 12, until the latch 17 is disengaged from the shoulder 19 by a knock-off device 22 which is carried by part of this invention and any other suitable mechanism may be substituted therefor.

26 is an auxiliary printing element having a printing character or type 27 movable into and out of the printing line, it being shown as out of the printing line in Fig. 1 and in the printing line in Figs. 2 and 5. Said element 26 as here illustrated, comprises a lever pivoted at one end at 28 to the inner side of one of the side plates 9 of the carriage 8 and having its type 27 at its free end. The pivot 28 is arranged parallel to the axis of the type wheels 3, 4 and 5, and is located and which are controlled in their shifting by the mechanism for driving the type wheels 3, 4 and 5. This connection as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3, includes a link 30 pivoted at 31 to the lever 26 and depending therefrom, and carrying a latch or pawl 32 at its lower end which coacts with a shoulder or stud 33 projecting from an arm 34 mounted on the rock shaft 16. The latch or pawl 32 is yieldingly connected to the link 30 and is here shown as formed with a slot 35 through which extends fastening members 36, and as connected to the link by a spring 37 which permits the latch 32 to move with the operating lever 15 after the type carrying lever 26 has been limited in its downward movement.

The downward movement of thelever 26 is against the action of a returning spring 26*, and the pivotal movement of said lever is limited by a shoulder 26 carried by the side plate 9 and extending through a slot 38 in said lever 26. The means for controlling the shifting of the link 30, so that the latch 32 is carried into and out of engagement with the shoulder 33 includes a cam actuated with the hour wheel 3 by the gearh1g6, and power-transmitting means actuated by the cam.

39 is a cam disk mounted on the outer side of one of the side plates 9 of the earriage 8 and having a plurality of adjustable points 40. The disk 39 is here shown as mounted on the hub 41 of a gear wheel 42 meshing with a gear 43 which forms part of the train of gearing 6 actuating the type wheels 3, 4 and 5.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention the disk 39 is formed with inner and outer concentric series of holes 44, 45, each hole of one series being paired with one of the holes of the other series, and the points are shown as secured in a pair of said holes 44, 45 by screws or pins 46, 47, the pin or screw 47 extending through a slot 48 arranged to permit lateral adjustment of the outer or working end 49 of the cam point. There are twentv four holes in each series,

each holecrepresenting an hour of the day,

and the twenty four holes are divided into two sets representing day and night periods. The holes of each set are numbered from 1 to 12 inclusive. In adjusting the points 40 in the positions at which it is desired they become effective, the numbers associated with the holes are used to guide the workman in setting the points.

The disk 39 is secured to the gear wheel 41 by means of fastening members as screws 50 extending through slots 51 in the disk 39 and into the gear 42, the slots 51 permitting a fine adjustment of the disk 39 relatively to the main type wheels 3, 4 and 5, as the hour type wheel 3 and the disk should turn in unison in order that when certain. type on the type wheels 3, 4 and 5 are at the printing line, the auxiliary printing element 24 should be connected to the operating lever in order to be moved to the printing line.

The power-transn1itting means between the cam disk 39 and the link 30 comprises a pivoted pawl-carrying lever 52 pivoted at 53 to the outer face of the side plate 9 of the carriage 8 to which the printing lever 26 is pivoted, the lever extending downwardly from its pivot between said side plate and the disk 39 in the rear of the axis of the disk, and a pawl 54 carried by the lever 52 and coacting with a ratchet wheel 55 which operates a cam 56 hai'ing high and low surfaces 57 and 58 which engage the link 30. The high surface 57 moves the link 30 to the left, Figs. 1, 2 and 4, against the action of a returning spring 59 to carry the latch 32 out of engagement with the shoulder 33, and the low point of said cam permits the spring 59 to move the link 30 to carry the latch 32 into the position shown in Fig. 1 into engagement with the shoulder 33. The pawlcarrying lever 52 is here shown as formed with a rearwardly extending arm 60 which terminates in a portion extending around the rear edge of the disk 39 and having an inclined face 61 arranged in the path of the engaging ends 49 of the points 40 of the cam.

During the rotation of the cam disk 39 to the left, Fig. 1, the engaging ends 49 of the points 40 engage at intervals the inclined face 61 and move the pawl-carrying lever 52 rearwardly on its pivot 53 against the action of its spring 59. The pawl 54 is pivoted at 63 to the lever 52 near the lower end thereof and extends forwardly from its pivot and coacts with the ratchet wheel 55 actuating the cam 56, the ratcheting action of the pawl being against the influence of the spring 64. The cam 56 and ratchet wheel 55 are carried on a suitable stud projecting outwardly from one of the side plates 9 carrying the disk 39 and coacting parts, between said side plate and the disk 39, and retrograde movement of the ratchet wheel 55, is prevented by the pawl 65. The lower end of the lever 52 extends through a slot in a horizontally extending plate 66 which limits the pivotal movement of said lever, and said lever is provided with an extension 67 at its upper end serving as a handle for operating the lever manually when regulating the machine. Movement of the pawl-carrying lever 52 by the cam 39 is resisted by a spring 68 connected to the lower end of said lever and to one of the side plates 9. The high points 40 of the cam disk 39 are here shown as positioned at the holes designating the hours of 8 a. m., 12 m.; 1 p. m. an d5 p. m., so that all registrations between 8 a. m. and 12 m. will be unaccompanied by the auxiliary printing record, and all registrations between 12 111. and 1 p. m. will be accompanied by the imprint of such character, while all records made between 1 p'. m. and 5 p. 111. will be unaccompanied by the imprint of said character.. The points -10 may be adjusted to operate at any other time. This time recorder is for use in business houses where all. the workers or a class of workers enter and leave at certain regular times and where it a worker does not arrive at the regular time or leaves before the regular closing time, the time lost by him is deducted from the full time.

In operation, if the workman enters on time, and places his card in the receiver 25, the operation of the lever 15 effects the printing of the record upon the time card in the usual manner. 'As the hour wheel and other type wheels are actuated by the time movement, the cam disk 39 is revolved and at the desired intervals, the points 40 of the cam 39 engage the surface 61 of the lever 52 and actuate the lever 52 to shift the cam 56 and move the latch 32 either into or out of operative position. When the latch 32 is in operative position which in this form of my invention is between 8 and 12 a. m. and 1 and 5 p. m., the auxiliary printing character will be printed along with the imprint from the type wheels 3, and 5 showing to the time keeper that the time printed on the card is irregular.

What we claim is:

1. In a recording machine, a main printing element provided with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element having type thereon and movable for carrying the type into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, means for taking an impression from the printing elements includin g a manual, means actuated by the manual for moving the auxiliary element into printing position, and controlling means therefor actuated by the mechanism for actuating the main printing element, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a recording vmachine, a printing couple including two elements, one a platen and the other a main printing member and an auxiliary printing member, means including a manual for shifting the platen for taking an impression, means operated by the manual for moving the auxiliary character into printing position, and time operated mechanism for controlling the lastnamed means, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one a platen and the other a main printing member and an auxiliary printing member normally out of printing position, means including a manual for shifting the platen for taking an impression, means operated by the manual for moving. the auxiliary member into printing position, and time controlled means for controlling the last-named means, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one a platen and the other a main printing member and an auxiliary printing member normally out of printing position, means for shifting the platen for'making an impression including a manual, automatic means actuated by the operation of the manual for moving the auxiliary member into printing position, and means for rendering said automatic means efiective and ineffective, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one a platen and the other a main printing member and an auxiliary printing member, means including a manual for shifting the platen for taking an impression, means automatically actuated by the manual for moving the auxiliary printing member into printing position during a predetermined period and time controlled means for actuating the second mentioned means, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a recording machine, a printing element comprising a type wheel provided :ith peripheral type and rotatable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an

auxiliary printing character comprising a pivoted lever of different length than the radius of the type wheel, and arranged with its axis parallel to that of the type wheel, the lever having a printing character at its free end arranged to move into and out of the printing line, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a recording machine, a printing element, comprising a rotatable type wheel having peripheral type, an auxiliary printing character comprising'a pivoted lever of different length than the radius of the type wheel and arranged with its axis parallel to that of the type wheel, the lever having a printing character at its free end arranged to move into and out of the printing line, mechanism for rotating the type wheel, means for actuating the lever, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the actuation of the lever, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a recording machine, a main print ing element provided with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element having type thereon and being movable for carrying the type thereon into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, manual means for movingthe auxiliary printing element, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the operation of the auxiliary printing element by the manual means, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a recording machine, a main printing element movable about an axis and provided with peripheral type, and movable to carry said type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element'movable about an axis diiferent from that of the main printing element and having type movable into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, manual means for actuating the auxiliary printing element, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the operation of the auxiliary printing element by the manual means, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a recording machine, a main printing element provided with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element having type thereon and movable to carry the type thereon into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, and means for controlling the operation of the auxiliary printing element, said means comprising a cam movable by said mechanism, and power-transmitting means between the cam and the auxiliary printing element including a part connected to the auxiliary printing element and arranged to been aged and actuated by the cam, the cam having points arranged to actuate said part when certain type of the main printing element are at the printing line, substantially as and for the purpose described.

11. In a recording machine, a main printing element provided with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element having a type thereon, the auxiliary printing element being movable for carrying the type thereon into and out 0 5 the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, means for coi'itrolling the actuation of the auxiliary printing element, said means comprising a disk rotatable by said mechanism and having a cam point, and power-transmitting means actuated by the cam point, substantially as and for the purpose specitied.

12. In a recording machine, a main printing element provided with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printingline, an auxiliary printing element having type thereon, the auxiliary printing element being movable for carrying the type thereon into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, means for controlling the actuation of the auxiliary printing element, said means comprising a disk rotatable by said mechanism and raving a point and power transmitting means actuated by the point, the point bein adjustable to different locations on the disk for changing the period of operation of the auxiliary printing character, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a recording machine, a main printing element provided. with type and movable to carry the type successively to the printing line, an auxiliary printing element having type thereon and being movable to carry its type into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the main printing element, and means for controlling the operation of the auxiliary printing element, said means comprising a. cam movable by said mechanism and having points thereon, and power-transmitting means operated by the cam including a part arranged to be engaged and actuated by the points of the cam, said points being adjustable to different locations on the cam to determine the periods the auxiliary character will be moved into the printing line, substantially as and for the purpose described.

14-. In a time recording machine, an hour type wheel, an auxiliary printing element shittable for carrying a type thereof into and out of the printing line, a cam disk rotatable with the hour wheel and having a plurality of points thereon, power-transmitting means having a shoulder arranged to be engaged by said points, and means operated by the power-transmitting means for controlling the movement of the auxiliary printing element into operative position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

15. In a recording machine, a printing type, and one of said elements being mov means actuated by said mechanism for controllingthe movement of said connections into and out of operative position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one being movable relatively to the other to effect the making of a record,,a manually operable member for effecting the actuation of the relatively movable element, an auxiliary printing element, mechanism for actuating one of said elements of the printing couple to bring different type thereon to the printing line, connections between the auxiliary printing element and the operating member whereby the auxiliary printing element is moved into operative position, said connections being shiftable into and out of effective position, and means actuated by said mechanism for shifting the connections into and out of operative position, susbtantially as and for the purpose described.

17. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one being movable relatively to the other to effect the making of a record, a manually operable member for effecting the actuation of the relatively movable element, an auxiliary printing element, mechanism for actuating one of the elements of the printing couple to bring different type thereon to the printing line, connections between the auxiliary printing element and the operating member including a shiftable clutch part, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the shifting of said part, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

18. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one being movable relatively to the other for effecting the making of a record, a manually operable member for effecting the actuation of the relatively movable element, one of the elements of the printing couple comprising a type wheel, an auxiliary printing element comprising a lever having a type at its free end and being movable to carry its type into and out of the printing line, mechanism for actuating the type wheel to bring diflerent type thereon to the printing line, connections between the'auxiliary printing element and the manually operable member, said connections being shiftable into and out of effective position, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the shifting of the connections, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

19. Ina recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one being movable relatively to the other to effect the making of a record, a manually operable member for effecting the actuation of the relatively movable element, an auxiliary printing element, mechanism for actuating one of the elements of the printing couple to bring difierent type thereon to the printing line, connections between the auxiliary printing element and the operating men bcr whereby the auxiliary printing element is moved into operative position, said connections being shiftable into and out of effective position, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the movement of said connections into operative position, said means comprising a cam wheel coacting with said connections, and having high and low points, nd means operated by said mechanism for actuating the cam wheel, substantially as and for the purpose described.

20. In a recording machine, a printing couple including two elements, one being movable relatively to the other for effecting the making of a record, a manually operable member for effecting the actuation of the relatively movable element, one of the elements of the printing couple comprising a type wheel, an auxiliary printing element comprising a lever having a type at one end movable into and out of the printing line,

mechanism for actuating the type wheel to bring different type thereon to the printing line, connections between the auxiliary printing element and the manually operable member, said, connections being shiftable into and out of effective position, and means actuated by said mechanism for controlling the shifting of said connections, said means including a cam disk having points thereon, a lever having a shoulder arran ed to be engaged by the cam points, a cam having high and low points coacting with said shiftable connections and having a ratchet wheel associated therewith, and apawl carried by said lever and coacting with the ratchet wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

21. In a recording machine, a printing element, a manually operable lever, connections between the element and said lever operable to move said element into and out of operative position, the connections including a shiftable part, and time controlled means for shifting said part at intervals, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

22. In a recording machine, a printing element, a manually operable lever, connections between the element and said lever operable to move said element into and out of operative position, the connections including a shiftable part, and means for shifting said part including a cam having high and low points, and means for actuating the cam at intervals, substantially as and for the purpose described.

23. In a recording machine, a printing element, a manually operable lever, connections between said element and said lever operable to move said element into and out of operative position and means for shifting said connections including a cam, a second cam coacting with said connections to shift the same and having a ratchet wheel associated therewith, a lever having a face for coacting with the points of the first-mentioned cam, and a pawl for coacting with the ratchet wheel, substantially as and for the purpose described.

24. In a recording machine, a main frame, a printing couple including a type wheel, a platen, a carriage for the type wheel supported by the main frame and including a side plate, mechanism for actuating the type wheel, said mechanism being supported by the carriage, means for actuating the platen including a manually operable lever sup ported by the main frame, an auxiliary printing element comprising a lever pivoted to one 01 the side plates of the carriage on the inner side thereof, and carrying a type and being movable on its pivot for carrying its type into and out of the printing line of the type wheel, a cam disk mounted on the outer side of said plate of the carriage and connected to said mechanism to be actuated thereby, a link depending from the auxiliary printing lever and having means for detachably engaging the operating lever, a powertransmitting lever pivoted to said side plate of the carriage on the outer side thereof and located between said side plate and the cam disk and having a shoulder coacting with the cam disk, shifting means carried by said side plate and coacting with said link to alternately shift the link into and out of connection With the operating lever, and means carried by the shifting lever and coacting with the shifting means to actuate the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two at testing witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 24th day of October, 1912.

WILLIAM IV. BRADLEY. ARTHUR M. CAMPBELL. W'itnesses:

CHAS. H. YOUNG, S. DAVIS.

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